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this vote is the vote on chuck hagel. it's not on procedure or anything. on chuck hagel. i retain the balance of my time. >> senator from michigan. >> what time does the majority have? >> 17 minutes remain for the majority. and three minutes for the minority. >>. >> five minutes senate from illinois. >> senator from illinois. >> madam president, this is rare. twice in the history of the senate have we had a filibuster involving a nominee for a cabinet position. twice. especially disappointing about this as it was just a few weeks ago we came together on a bipartisan basis and said we're not going this anymore. we're going try to work together. we're going try to avoid the filibuster and here we have sadly an historic filibuster over an appointment of a former united states senator, chuck hagel, republican of nebraska, as secretary of defense. i know, there's controversy social associated with the nomination. i know, chuck hagel. i served with him. we served together in the united states senate. no question in my mind the president made a good choice. i'll also tell you ne
this vote is the vote on chuck hagel. it's not on procedure or anything. on chuck hagel. i retain the balance of my time. >> senator from michigan. >> what time does the majority have? >> 17 minutes remain for the majority. and three minutes for the minority. >>. >> five minutes senate from illinois. >> senator from illinois. >> madam president, this is rare. twice in the history of the senate have we had a filibuster involving a nominee for a cabinet...
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hagel. and to do that, we must end debate and invoke cloture. mr. president, i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator from oklahoma. mr. inhofe: mr. president, first of all, i agree with a lot of what our distinguished chairman of the senate armed services committee has said. certainly senator hagel is -- he has a brilliant military career. mr. president, i look at my time in the army and his time in the army, and mine is very unimpressive. that isn't what the issue is here. and i do think it's interesting that in the debate we've had on the floor, all the time from the democrats has been talking about his military record, and nobody disagrees with that. that's a fact. but there are some things that have to come out because they are very, very significant. first of all, what we're going to vote on at noon today is the vote. there isn't any other vote. the vote after that is merely a simple majority, and that will be automatic. those who are expressing where they are on the hagel
hagel. and to do that, we must end debate and invoke cloture. mr. president, i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator from oklahoma. mr. inhofe: mr. president, first of all, i agree with a lot of what our distinguished chairman of the senate armed services committee has said. certainly senator hagel is -- he has a brilliant military career. mr. president, i look at my time in the army and his time in the army, and mine is very unimpressive. that isn't what the issue is here. and i...
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he was -- senator hagel. there are some legitimate questions, information we haven't gathered we should have an opportunity to look at and people not only-on the committee should have a chance to review this nomination so the idea of waiting till after the break makes imminent sense and i think we'll have a better informed decision and debate should continue at least for that period of time. now, senator kerry was able to get out of committee and voted on the same day because all of us felt comfortable with john kerry even though we disagreed with his politics. i believe that john kerry is a good man. we on the opposite issues sometimes when it comes to iraq and initially syria, but i always thought he was in the mainstream of the debate. so he got 97 votes because we felt comfortable. you can tell that people on our side and some others quite frankly on if democratic party have expressed some discomfort. i would argue after the hearing there is more discomfort than there was before the hearing, that senator
he was -- senator hagel. there are some legitimate questions, information we haven't gathered we should have an opportunity to look at and people not only-on the committee should have a chance to review this nomination so the idea of waiting till after the break makes imminent sense and i think we'll have a better informed decision and debate should continue at least for that period of time. now, senator kerry was able to get out of committee and voted on the same day because all of us felt...
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chuck hagel, chuck hagel's wife grew up in mississippi. kinfolk still there. presumably they wonder why i can't support their kinsman. mr. chairman, you say we need a secretary of defense, and we do. the action today by north korea in the streets that. what's going on in iran demonstrate that. but we need the right secretary of defense. and i have to say, sitting there this week with secretary panetta, a man who i served with come in and i am proud to have voted for, i was proud to vote for him at the beginning of his term as secretary of defense come in here at the end of the term, i'm just as proud. mr. chairman, i would be delighted and eager to vote for you for confirmation for secretary of defense. i would do that without hesitation. i would've voted for senator warner, senator nunn. clearly senator hagel brought the right people with him, but we need the right secretary of defense, and chuck hagel is not the right secretary of defense for this time. we need a secretary of defense who can stand before the world and articulate that we reject a policy of co
chuck hagel, chuck hagel's wife grew up in mississippi. kinfolk still there. presumably they wonder why i can't support their kinsman. mr. chairman, you say we need a secretary of defense, and we do. the action today by north korea in the streets that. what's going on in iran demonstrate that. but we need the right secretary of defense. and i have to say, sitting there this week with secretary panetta, a man who i served with come in and i am proud to have voted for, i was proud to vote for him...
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senator hagel does not see it that way. he repeatedly voted against sanctions legislation, even opposing those aimed at their iranian revolutionary guard corps which at the time was killing our troops in iraq. he has long argued against sanctions imposed by the united states absent an international judgment by others that we are doing the right thing. he has not seen the connection between american firmness, determination and leadership and international acquiescence. it is his instinct to give a veto to brussels or paris or even moscow or beijing. i cannot support a secretary of defense who shows such deference. senator hagel agreed publicly that the united states is a bully. i assume that our reliance on unilateral sanctions when necessary may tp*eut his definition -- may fit his definition of bully. i cannot possibly agree. a third track of a comprehensive approach to this crucial problem is open discussion of an early preparation for military options. it has become increasingly clear over the past several years that dip
senator hagel does not see it that way. he repeatedly voted against sanctions legislation, even opposing those aimed at their iranian revolutionary guard corps which at the time was killing our troops in iraq. he has long argued against sanctions imposed by the united states absent an international judgment by others that we are doing the right thing. he has not seen the connection between american firmness, determination and leadership and international acquiescence. it is his instinct to give...
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and the agreement that the senator -- that senator hagel came up with would give everyone to provide family members who are in the military the full set of benefits they've been promised, including the $100,000 death benefit gratuity. so the death benefit issue has been resolved. the department of defense stepped forward and took care of everything. and so this issue is largely moot. it's clear the action on this legislation is now just for show here. we all agreed that it was a bad thing that the government shutdown led to this added grief for the families who had suffered such a terrible loss. now we need to do what we can to prevent any further bad result results -- and there have been plenty of them -- in other areas. the right thing to do is to prevent more of these in other areas, and the house should just vote and open the government. the issues have been taken care of and it's terrible that we even got to this point. but we shouldn't forget, as long as the government remains closed and the house republicans refuse to reopen the government, the military is unable to, for examp
and the agreement that the senator -- that senator hagel came up with would give everyone to provide family members who are in the military the full set of benefits they've been promised, including the $100,000 death benefit gratuity. so the death benefit issue has been resolved. the department of defense stepped forward and took care of everything. and so this issue is largely moot. it's clear the action on this legislation is now just for show here. we all agreed that it was a bad thing that...
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later on, there will be a vote on whether to confirm senator hagel. the vote now is whether to bring this debate to an end. i hope we will so we can get on to the nomination vote. i yield the floor. i think it's noon and time for a vote. the presiding officer: the senator's time has expired. the senator from oklahoma has 30 seconds remaining. the senator from oklahoma. mr. inhofe: let me say that we -- everything has been said, not everyone has said it. however, i would like to make sure that everyone understands that the actual statements that were made by the former senator hagel in terms of the relationship of our country with israel and iran prior to the time that he was nominated, because many of those statements were changed at that time. i encourage the no vote on cloture. the presiding officer: the time is expired. under the previous order, the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. the clerk: cloture motion, we the undersigned senators in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate hereby move to bri
later on, there will be a vote on whether to confirm senator hagel. the vote now is whether to bring this debate to an end. i hope we will so we can get on to the nomination vote. i yield the floor. i think it's noon and time for a vote. the presiding officer: the senator's time has expired. the senator from oklahoma has 30 seconds remaining. the senator from oklahoma. mr. inhofe: let me say that we -- everything has been said, not everyone has said it. however, i would like to make sure that...
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i think if it is senator hagel, we'll work with him and we'll work with the american people. we need to balance -- this is about risk. you get a certain amount of money, you get a certain amount of risk. if the country decides touting some more risk then we can go to lower budgets. we'll need to work with whoever is the nominee today and assuming that person is confirmed to try to make those tradeoffs. they're hard to do but we'll find a way to do them. >> another hand in that same row. further back. all the way to the wall. [inaudible] >> on the pacific re-alignment defense bill and the money for guam and okinawa and there's no way in -- what is taking so long to get the report out? >> well, i mean, there are a number of complex issues, political and operational with regard to the move of the marines from oak na waugh to guam, we think we have a plan. we haven't yet fully convinced congress, but i believe we will make this work. it may be later than he won't but i think we'll come up with a plan we can achieve which is to maintain our prepares in the pacific area and also mo
i think if it is senator hagel, we'll work with him and we'll work with the american people. we need to balance -- this is about risk. you get a certain amount of money, you get a certain amount of risk. if the country decides touting some more risk then we can go to lower budgets. we'll need to work with whoever is the nominee today and assuming that person is confirmed to try to make those tradeoffs. they're hard to do but we'll find a way to do them. >> another hand in that same row....
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hagel for being the next secretary of defense. .. that letter of solidarity for israel. the same. the same thing as a clearing the rain and revolution guard a terrorist group. he was one of only four who did that. so i would only say, this is not a filibuster. everybody knows it's not a filibuster. i hope the media is listing that they are. this is the same thing required by the democrats and the cases john doe tim steve johnson, the case of rob portman. it is the prerogative of the senate. it's not a filibuster. they nearly won a 60-vote margin. i commented earlier that we had a republican in the white house in a majority in the senate. i was here and never objected to that. then of course you had kathleen sebelius right now, cabinet position. secretary of commerce john brace and objected to him. so the only issue here is the 60-vote margin. it's not a filibuster on the last thing i say is i will read again to their last speaker and are very good friend is the chairman of the committee when he said the other day and i wholeheartedly
hagel for being the next secretary of defense. .. that letter of solidarity for israel. the same. the same thing as a clearing the rain and revolution guard a terrorist group. he was one of only four who did that. so i would only say, this is not a filibuster. everybody knows it's not a filibuster. i hope the media is listing that they are. this is the same thing required by the democrats and the cases john doe tim steve johnson, the case of rob portman. it is the prerogative of the senate....
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secretary hammond, then i'd welcome your comments as well, secretary hagel. you seem to indicate this morning that in order to establish a chain of custody, the international community will likely need to wait for another tack to gain the right kind of evidence, is that correct? and have initial samples and evidence trails collected by both countries degraded over time? >> i think the point i was making this morning was that the fact that we have set out our intention to establish evidence of the nature and caliber that would be acceptable in a court of law since it very clear message to the regime that any use of chemical weapons in the future, which by definition generates the potential to collect that evidence, as the price. and i hope we are sending a message that will have a deterrent effect. i'm not a technical expert, but i don't think you need to be a technical expert to know that after any use of a chemical agent there will be a degradation over time of the evidence that can be collected, and from the point of view of constructing a chain of custody
secretary hammond, then i'd welcome your comments as well, secretary hagel. you seem to indicate this morning that in order to establish a chain of custody, the international community will likely need to wait for another tack to gain the right kind of evidence, is that correct? and have initial samples and evidence trails collected by both countries degraded over time? >> i think the point i was making this morning was that the fact that we have set out our intention to establish...
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i thank secretary hagel, but, at the same time, we need to recognize that for everic sikorski, for every fortune 500 corporation, for every one of those big defense contract,there are literally thousands of suppliers and small businesses who are continuing in uncertainty -- and sometimes confusion -- about what is happening here in washington. thousands of other businesses that depend on those suppliers, because they provide the raw materials that the suppliers use to turn into the parts for the sikorski helicopters, the ripple effect, the ramifications pervade our economy and our society. the uncertainty creates harm and hardship that is immeasurable and, perhaps, irreparable. the harm is not only to those workers who rightly had the whiplash of being furloughed one day and being called back another and being your honor certai--and being uncertain as t the impact would be, but the suppliers and the countless other small businesses that cannot plan, cannot look ahead, cannot hire for the future and sometimes have to tell their workers, you're going to be on furlough. you can't plan to bu
i thank secretary hagel, but, at the same time, we need to recognize that for everic sikorski, for every fortune 500 corporation, for every one of those big defense contract,there are literally thousands of suppliers and small businesses who are continuing in uncertainty -- and sometimes confusion -- about what is happening here in washington. thousands of other businesses that depend on those suppliers, because they provide the raw materials that the suppliers use to turn into the parts for...
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thank goodness for secretary of defense chuck hagel finding an unintended consequence in the law that was passed to pay the united states military while the government's shut down because he found a little hook in there that, in fact -- mr. president, i ask two more minutes. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. mr. nelson: he found a hook in there that then he could extend that to most of the furloughed civilian work force, including some in the national guard. but we didn't know that. and down in my state of florida, 156 employees were getting the notices go just in the national guard on friday and there was already a thousand military technicians that had been furloughed in the national guard and we had an inbound storm. what about the programs in our state to help veterans find jobs? if we're not done with this shutdown at the end of october, that's gone. how about the florida fish and wildlife commission, a part of the state of government? 10% of their funds are federal funds. how about the florida department of agriculture? over 6% of their wo
thank goodness for secretary of defense chuck hagel finding an unintended consequence in the law that was passed to pay the united states military while the government's shut down because he found a little hook in there that, in fact -- mr. president, i ask two more minutes. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. mr. nelson: he found a hook in there that then he could extend that to most of the furloughed civilian work force, including some in the national...
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i expect secretary hagel will as well. to the extent we at the justice department can help in a that effort we want to do all that we can. you know, i think about the young people who put their lives on the line in service to our nation from young women in particular, and look at the numbers that gc repeatedly year after year, and that's an extremely disturbing thing to think that you volunteer for your nation, and as a result of that you become the victim of a sexual assault. and that is simply, that's simply not acceptable. >> and i want to make clear that my asking for your assistance is not to in any way disparage or denigrate the good faith and efforts of secretary hagel and the joint chiefs and all of the military leadership to making this system work better. they are in my view thoroughly committed to that goal. thank you. >> i would note, and it's been my experience since he's been attorney general, called attorney general holder on any issue, we be able to conduct almost immediately. and i do appreciate that. i ap
i expect secretary hagel will as well. to the extent we at the justice department can help in a that effort we want to do all that we can. you know, i think about the young people who put their lives on the line in service to our nation from young women in particular, and look at the numbers that gc repeatedly year after year, and that's an extremely disturbing thing to think that you volunteer for your nation, and as a result of that you become the victim of a sexual assault. and that is...
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secretary hagel is working this hard personally. i know that and i look forward to our next discussion. >> if they're not willing to accept it, what will that do toward the to 2015 issue -- breaking the backlog by 252015 -- itch canada done do it. >> when we were building the automation tool for benefits processing, we have also had a parallel discussion with other agencies, but primarily with dod because, as i've said before, what we work on in va originates here, most of it originate in dod so this partnership between not just our two secretaries but our to departments, entirely important if we're going have to other seam lost transition where all our energies are focused on the focal being the young individuals serving in uniform and that individual coming to us as a veteran. shoot be seamless. they shouldn't have to do anything about it. we should adjust. so while we're talking about the integrated electronic health record, that's one piece of this larger discussion of a digital hookup with dod. as we're developing dbms we have
secretary hagel is working this hard personally. i know that and i look forward to our next discussion. >> if they're not willing to accept it, what will that do toward the to 2015 issue -- breaking the backlog by 252015 -- itch canada done do it. >> when we were building the automation tool for benefits processing, we have also had a parallel discussion with other agencies, but primarily with dod because, as i've said before, what we work on in va originates here, most of it...
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live on c-span3's american history tv, president obama and chuck hagel commemorate the 60th anniversary of the korean war armistice. that is also saturday morning at 10:00 p.m. >> the first ladies are very integral. are they supposed to be the mother in chief and first mate? so to navigate that the president is supposed to be out of state, the ideal fashion as the is supposed to be the mother in sheet or is she supposed to be first helpmateth she reallyo understand what is going on in the administration. just understand her husband's political agenda. so you can't really separate that. >> as we continue our conversation, richard morton smith and others talked about the role of the first lady and its move from traditional home and family to activate them on behalf of important issues on monday night at nine eastern on c-span. i. >> a look at retirement with bob reynolds giving the keynote address. it is hosted by the u.s. chamber of commerce and aarp. >> good morning. i want to speak with you today about the reform in moving ahead without leaving anyone behind. i think that it says somet
live on c-span3's american history tv, president obama and chuck hagel commemorate the 60th anniversary of the korean war armistice. that is also saturday morning at 10:00 p.m. >> the first ladies are very integral. are they supposed to be the mother in chief and first mate? so to navigate that the president is supposed to be out of state, the ideal fashion as the is supposed to be the mother in sheet or is she supposed to be first helpmateth she reallyo understand what is going on in the...
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secretary hagel. >> host: john kerry from earlier in the house armed services committee. the hearing has wrapped up. a reminder, president obama is on capitol hill speaking with senators now. we will show you the president's comments tonight. his address to the nation, 9:00 eastern on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. we are taking your comments throughout the day on our facebook page of whether you support or oppose military intervention in syria. facebook.com/c-span. and here on c-span2 we continue to take your comments and calls on what you want to hear from the president. the numbers for democrats, it's 202-585-3885. republicans, 202-585-3886, and for all others, 202-585-3887. the hash tag on twitter is c-span chat. let's go to jacksonville, republican line. gene, thank you for hanging on. what do you want to hear tonight? >> caller: thank you very much. how many of the 31 nations that have signed on are sending missiles? our president has achieved what he has set out to do. there's nobody talking about benghazi or irs or the laying of obamacare on our shoulders. t
secretary hagel. >> host: john kerry from earlier in the house armed services committee. the hearing has wrapped up. a reminder, president obama is on capitol hill speaking with senators now. we will show you the president's comments tonight. his address to the nation, 9:00 eastern on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. we are taking your comments throughout the day on our facebook page of whether you support or oppose military intervention in syria. facebook.com/c-span. and here on...
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hagel's nomination could move out of the committee on a party-line vote. democrats hold a 14-12 edge on the senate armed services panel. you can watch that vote live at 2:45 eastern on our companion network, c-span3. earlier today the senate armed services committee heard from a number of military leaders about the potential impact of budget cuts that are set to take effect in march. chief of staff of the army, general ray odierno, was among those testifying today calling the potential effects of she sequester dire. here's what he had to say. >> the fiscal outlook which the u.s. army faces in fiscal year '13 is dire, and to my knowledge, unprecedented. in addition to the 170 billion in cuts to the army levied by the budget control act of 2011, the combination of the cometting resolution -- continuing resolution, a shortfall, excuse me, the shortfall in overseas contingency operation funds for afghanistan and the sequester in fiscal year 2013 has resulted in a $7-$18 billion shortfall to the army's operation and maintenance accounts as well as an additional
hagel's nomination could move out of the committee on a party-line vote. democrats hold a 14-12 edge on the senate armed services panel. you can watch that vote live at 2:45 eastern on our companion network, c-span3. earlier today the senate armed services committee heard from a number of military leaders about the potential impact of budget cuts that are set to take effect in march. chief of staff of the army, general ray odierno, was among those testifying today calling the potential effects...
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secretary hagel remembers iraq. general dempsey, especially, remembers iraq. but secretary hagel and i and many of you sitting on the dais remember iraq in a special way because we were here for that vote. we voted. and so we are especially sensitive, chuck and i, to never again asking any member of congress to take a vote on faulty intelligence. and that is why our intelligence community has scrubbed and rescrubbed the evidence. we have declassified unprecedented amounts of information, and we ask the american people and the rest of the world to judge that information. we can tell you beyond any reasonable doubt that our evidence proves the assad regime prepared for this attack, issued instructions to prepare for this attack, warned its own forces to use gas masks. we have physical evidence of where the rockets came from and when. not one rocket landed in regime-controlled territory. not one. all of them landed in opposition-controlled or contested territory. we have a map, physical evidence showing every geographical point of impact, and can that is concrete
secretary hagel remembers iraq. general dempsey, especially, remembers iraq. but secretary hagel and i and many of you sitting on the dais remember iraq in a special way because we were here for that vote. we voted. and so we are especially sensitive, chuck and i, to never again asking any member of congress to take a vote on faulty intelligence. and that is why our intelligence community has scrubbed and rescrubbed the evidence. we have declassified unprecedented amounts of information, and we...
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i suspect secretary hagel was slow. we want to do all that we can. we think about the young people who put their lives on the line in service to our nation. young women in particular look at the numbers that you see repeatedly here after year and that's an extremely disturbing gang and as a result of that you become the time of a sexual assault that is simply not acceptable. >> i want to make clear that by asking for your assistance is not to in any way disparage or denigrate the good faith and offers a secretary hagel and the joint chiefs about the military leadership to making the system work better. they are in my view thoroughly committed to that goal. thank you. >> it has been any time i call for attorney general holder on any issue, we been in contact almost immediately can i do appreciate that. i appreciate the senators who come here today. i think it's up to half an inch now as somebody that senator klobuchar coming, senator grassley -- i haven't heard a report where they said he has a weather report with an expected dusting of snow in no mor
i suspect secretary hagel was slow. we want to do all that we can. we think about the young people who put their lives on the line in service to our nation. young women in particular look at the numbers that you see repeatedly here after year and that's an extremely disturbing gang and as a result of that you become the time of a sexual assault that is simply not acceptable. >> i want to make clear that by asking for your assistance is not to in any way disparage or denigrate the good...
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and hagel was, first and foremost, a huge fan boy of hagel. he even invoked hagel this a love letter to his wife. and tevi's got this great thing where he talks about wilson was such a devotee of detective novels and how maybe wilson's obsession with detective novels betrayed a certain frame of mind that thought you could solve the world's problems through pure reason alone which was, in fact, an air answer golf most -- arrogance of most of the progress is. and i would have liked to have seen a little bit more about the wisconsin school and their relationship to things. the new republic was, in effect, founded as part of the teddy roos relate cult. and there's a lot of great stuff about the cult of teddy roosevelt in there. but as someone who also thinks herbert crowley is one of the great monsters of the 20th century, i'm doing some of this just to sort of provoke bill galston, you know, it's funny. the new republic was founded as this fan magazine of teddy roosevelt, but when the magazine actually ended up being very support i of woodrow wil
and hagel was, first and foremost, a huge fan boy of hagel. he even invoked hagel this a love letter to his wife. and tevi's got this great thing where he talks about wilson was such a devotee of detective novels and how maybe wilson's obsession with detective novels betrayed a certain frame of mind that thought you could solve the world's problems through pure reason alone which was, in fact, an air answer golf most -- arrogance of most of the progress is. and i would have liked to have seen a...
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one of the things she raised is the comment chuck hagel made about james harnel. i'm wondering if you can help me understand. she made those comments 15 years ago and didn't apologize for them until a month ago it was clear that he was named secretary of defense. why is there that kind of a delay and did he explain why 50 years of those comments -- >> i think that senator chuck hagel was very clear that he thought those comments were not appropriate. he regretted them and they don't represent the to tell the of his views. i would point to the statement that he made. senators will have an opportunity for the confirmation process as they do traditionally and routinely to ask him questions about his views on the issues. the secretary of defense, senator hagel, when he is confirmed, as we hope he will become carried out the president's policies. and i think the president's policies on lgbt issues are most commendable, supported by the lgbt community, and will be and continue to be the policies of this administration as long as president obama is an office. so, again,
one of the things she raised is the comment chuck hagel made about james harnel. i'm wondering if you can help me understand. she made those comments 15 years ago and didn't apologize for them until a month ago it was clear that he was named secretary of defense. why is there that kind of a delay and did he explain why 50 years of those comments -- >> i think that senator chuck hagel was very clear that he thought those comments were not appropriate. he regretted them and they don't...
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secretary hagel places a great premium on this panel. we also have the support of leading veterans' groups, veterans groups who actually have served, they are veterans, they understand what happens. -- quote -- "quote -- "we want to be clear, a vote for military justice improvement act is a vote for our troops, a vote for a stronger military. we should listen to our veterans. so i think it's time that we restore trust. the military has had 25 years to deal with this problem. they've been saying zero tolerance for 25 years. they keep saying we've got this. they keep saying we can handle this. just give us more time. well, this happened to my son or daughter, how much more time do you need? how many more thousands of victims are going to be raped and assaulted in the military and have no hope for justice? how many more good men and women are we going to lose to sexual assault and rape who are retaliated against and pushed out being told they are the problem? how much are we going to lose in terms of military readiness, in terms of unit coh
secretary hagel places a great premium on this panel. we also have the support of leading veterans' groups, veterans groups who actually have served, they are veterans, they understand what happens. -- quote -- "quote -- "we want to be clear, a vote for military justice improvement act is a vote for our troops, a vote for a stronger military. we should listen to our veterans. so i think it's time that we restore trust. the military has had 25 years to deal with this problem. they've...
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hagel. i'm sorry, hagel. i think he's doing great. i mean, if you ask me to give you examples how he's doing great, i'd say he's won the support of my republican colleagues who voted against him. i think that's or very significant. i think he's got respect inside the building which is very important. gates had that respect. gates is a very difficult act to follow because of he did such a terrific job. but i think hagel's fine. and the fact that he's not in the headlines a lot, to me, is not a sign of lackover success. it could be a -- lack of success. it could be a sign of the opposite, but it's probably not a sign of either. but in any event, i think he's doing fine. >> mr. hirsh. >> senator, just quickly on to the nsa issue. based on all the briefings you've had about these various programs over the years, would you say that the u.s. private industry whether telecom companies or silicon valley-type companies, have they been fully cooperating partners to your knowledge in these various programs that the nsa conducts? >> i think there
hagel. i'm sorry, hagel. i think he's doing great. i mean, if you ask me to give you examples how he's doing great, i'd say he's won the support of my republican colleagues who voted against him. i think that's or very significant. i think he's got respect inside the building which is very important. gates had that respect. gates is a very difficult act to follow because of he did such a terrific job. but i think hagel's fine. and the fact that he's not in the headlines a lot, to me, is not a...
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hagel. i wonder if you could talk about what your feeling of this how the syria incident -- how it resolved i.t. are you comfortable with the national security united states is on? do we still need to keep up the military pressure? >> you know, i haven't spent much time trying to understand assad's personal feelings about the recent turn of events. i've said previously and i'll say it again that these kind of conflicts ebb and flow. we know from open source that opposition is concerned that the focus on chemicals will detract from the willingness not only of the united states but other partners to support them. in terms of threats to u.s. interest, i think that i have said spreaghsly that the elimination of the assad regime chemical capability is the top of our national interest. and to this process wears fruit and achieve the stated purpose. we'll be in a better position. i think the first -- it's clear that the credible threat of u.s. force in syria lead to the diplomatic process where we
hagel. i wonder if you could talk about what your feeling of this how the syria incident -- how it resolved i.t. are you comfortable with the national security united states is on? do we still need to keep up the military pressure? >> you know, i haven't spent much time trying to understand assad's personal feelings about the recent turn of events. i've said previously and i'll say it again that these kind of conflicts ebb and flow. we know from open source that opposition is concerned...
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secretary hagel has called for retraining of all coordinators and recruiters. i know he's upset about that. i join him in that response. he understands this is a pervasive crisis that threatens the moral underpinnings of our military. at risk are core values of trust, discipline and respect that every one of our service members expect and deserve to protect each other and ultimately to protect america. next wednesday, the army will appear before my defense appropriations subcommittee. we'll be asking some hard questions. what has gone wrong here? why are so many men and women charged with stopping sexual assault being found guilty of it themselves? this is a serious issue. according to the pentagon survey, there were 26,000 sexual assaults in the u.s. military last year, 26,000. that's a 35% increase over 2010. that's more than 70 service women and men sexually assaulted every single day in our military. unacceptable. we also know that only a fraction of those incidents are reported. fewer than 3,400 incidents a year in fact and nearly 800 of those instances th
secretary hagel has called for retraining of all coordinators and recruiters. i know he's upset about that. i join him in that response. he understands this is a pervasive crisis that threatens the moral underpinnings of our military. at risk are core values of trust, discipline and respect that every one of our service members expect and deserve to protect each other and ultimately to protect america. next wednesday, the army will appear before my defense appropriations subcommittee. we'll be...
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but sometimes i read in the newspapers that republicans are filibustering, for example senator hagel as if a majority of republicans or a majority of the senate intended to deny the nomination to senator hagel through a filibuster, when in fact what most of the republicans were saying was the nomination of the former senator has come to the floor only two days ago. we have senators who got legitimate questions about the nomination and we'd like some time to discuss it. in that case we were forced to have a vote on a motion by the majority leader to cut off debate on thursday before the recess even though the democratic leadership and the white house had been told by republican senators, enough of us, that if we voted after the recess there would be plenty of votes to make sure that the president's nominee had an up-or-down vote, as we have done throughout history in the united states senate. for whatever reason, the majority leader and the white house felt that they had to push through a vote and then went into a large complaint that republicans are filibustering the president's nomi
but sometimes i read in the newspapers that republicans are filibustering, for example senator hagel as if a majority of republicans or a majority of the senate intended to deny the nomination to senator hagel through a filibuster, when in fact what most of the republicans were saying was the nomination of the former senator has come to the floor only two days ago. we have senators who got legitimate questions about the nomination and we'd like some time to discuss it. in that case we were...
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senator hagel, key was had by the executive commission on china, but talk solely about development issues. rule of law and economic growth is fine. but that's not the job he's getting. he said absolutely nothing about the rise of china. he's also said absolutely nothing about he has had the defense department is going to do with the rise of china in an era of budget cuts to the defense department he supports. it's very troubling, fred has a great way of putting this consensus reality that in a sense it doesn't matter. so did not do the job better and you can take that for granted. japan for the first time in a decade has not just her and run defense budget, modestly $1.6 billion increase. it would be nice to see it continue, but everyone watches very carefully to see the leading indicator, which is us and what we're willing to do. taiwan is a country rushing to the exit to make sure nothing comes between it and china and therefore i would argue the same credibility over whether the united states would intervene and i taiwan strait scenario, but we can expect the support and could even see
senator hagel, key was had by the executive commission on china, but talk solely about development issues. rule of law and economic growth is fine. but that's not the job he's getting. he said absolutely nothing about the rise of china. he's also said absolutely nothing about he has had the defense department is going to do with the rise of china in an era of budget cuts to the defense department he supports. it's very troubling, fred has a great way of putting this consensus reality that in a...
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senator hagel also said, "if sequester-level cuts persist" -- that's what we're talking about -- the second half trillion dollars that obama would be taking out of the military -- "if sequester-level cuts persist, we risk fielding a force that is unprepared." i can't imagine hearing that from our own secretary of defense but, sure enough, it's there. now, let me just show you, mr. president, the -- that why it is that our choices are down to only one choice. i have a map -- i don't have -- do you have a big one of this? okay. on this right here, if you look at december, it is now the 12th. yeah, it's the 12th. all right, the house leaves on -- at 11:00 on friday morning. now, they're gone. they're gone for the rest of the year. so anything we do that has to go to the house, they won't be there. it can't be done. we go for one more week starting the 16th, that's this coming monday, and we go all the way through here, where we'll be in session. now, anything that we would do or pass or amend could not go back to the house and that means we'd go into december 31st without any kind of a
senator hagel also said, "if sequester-level cuts persist" -- that's what we're talking about -- the second half trillion dollars that obama would be taking out of the military -- "if sequester-level cuts persist, we risk fielding a force that is unprepared." i can't imagine hearing that from our own secretary of defense but, sure enough, it's there. now, let me just show you, mr. president, the -- that why it is that our choices are down to only one choice. i have a map --...
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about this philosopher, hey go, who if you think i'm going to push you to save companies should reading hagel. this book review ended with a passionate love same between something that scott hickel wrote about. so if you can write with passion and turn it philosophers try words into a bloodstained come you can write with passion. so i've never forgotten that. we are dealing with tonight, let me see if i can get it going here. why write a book like this? why write a book about earning a million dollars an hour? what i was trying to do or three things. i'm trying to raise the most fundamental question about how we can have it value is produced by wall street elites. what is it that they did it so valuable? the second thing i want to look at is what are the root causes of the increasing inequality in in our economy? it's the gaps between the superrich and everybody else is growing. where's that coming from? the third day was to kind of revisit the economic crash that happened in 2008 to see if we can get a deeper understanding of what happened because i must admit when i wrote the book i was kin
about this philosopher, hey go, who if you think i'm going to push you to save companies should reading hagel. this book review ended with a passionate love same between something that scott hickel wrote about. so if you can write with passion and turn it philosophers try words into a bloodstained come you can write with passion. so i've never forgotten that. we are dealing with tonight, let me see if i can get it going here. why write a book like this? why write a book about earning a million...
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it's my understanding that chuck hagel prepared the president for his remarks this time. [laughter] before i get started today, i do want to talk to you more seriously about where we need to go as a conservative movement. i thought before i got certainly would share a few of the joke sided with the president and the crowd that might to have a little fun before we get started i thought maybe a couple leiter moments before we got started. you know, the gridiron dinner is for the washington press corps and the president to take back. a night to share a few laughs and not share things seriously. just genuinely enjoy each other's company. kind of like the president's interview on 60 minutes the other night. [laughter] >> you know the gridiron dinner used to be known as the night the media and the administration set aside their differences. back in the days when they actually had differences. i told the president of a lot to be clear i have no plans to run for president to it i mean, come on. what chance does someone with a funny name and dark complexion have to run for the uni
it's my understanding that chuck hagel prepared the president for his remarks this time. [laughter] before i get started today, i do want to talk to you more seriously about where we need to go as a conservative movement. i thought before i got certainly would share a few of the joke sided with the president and the crowd that might to have a little fun before we get started i thought maybe a couple leiter moments before we got started. you know, the gridiron dinner is for the washington press...
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that is what secretary hagel was trying to do. second, syria, assessing who is doing what on the ground. not only planning for geneva ii, but i'm skeptical it will succeed but you need a connection to the ground game for the balanced powers on the ground. third i would not leave egypt off the map. egypt is the largest country in the middle east, my most recent report with michael hannah on this, and again elliot and i worked on egypt quite a lot. we may still have tactical differences the fight and struggle for egypt is moving in direction that is very worrisome and the saudis have a role. he keep them on the agenda to be more constructive. i say on all fronts and again taking some lessons learned from last 10 years of attempts to get the saudis to recognize that simply continuing the subsidies regime on energy that you have for our own population, continuing to throw little bones in terms of political reform are not likely to sustain your own position. that some sort of pragmatic opening up, the elevation of the democracy of huma
that is what secretary hagel was trying to do. second, syria, assessing who is doing what on the ground. not only planning for geneva ii, but i'm skeptical it will succeed but you need a connection to the ground game for the balanced powers on the ground. third i would not leave egypt off the map. egypt is the largest country in the middle east, my most recent report with michael hannah on this, and again elliot and i worked on egypt quite a lot. we may still have tactical differences the fight...
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joining theest of a number of -- i'm joining the effort after number of senators in a letter to senator hagel to provide the death benefit to the family of sergeant hawkins and other families. i no he that the president is working on this issue, is working with the office of mangtsd and budget in the defense department on a solution to this problem. mr. president, i'll move to the question of where we are now. this is a shutdown brought about by the tea party, and we no that if speaker boehner would simply hold a vote on the bill that's before him, which would fund the government, this crisis would be over. so we should continue to take steps, number one, to open our government, number two, to pay our bills and make sure we don't miss a bill and default, and, number three, to negotiate -- or i would argue, to continue to negotiate. because we already negotiated a budget number, which was much lower than our side of the aisle wanted. we took a -- we agreed to a number of $70 billion less than the other side. if that's not a compromise and a negotiation, i don't know what is. we know that this
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a issue that arose last week when secretary hagel met with the south korea counter part. if we sit -- and allow the syrian regime to perpetrate atrocity like recently, then what signal does it send to countries like north korea? if the syrians are allowed to get away. perhaps it's the signals that others might be able to get away too. it's a norm worth defending and note just north korea but what about the iranian and hezbollah and other actors in the international commune any it's very serious business. it is very important not just for the united but other countrieses to step up and say it's a international norm it worth defending. >> second part, i said -- [inaudible] the media reported that north korea [inaudible] >> well, i think there's been sharing between north korea and syria in a number of things. as you recall, the nuclear reactor was the support of the north korea. an exchange of information and the syria regime for some time. and i can't count the possibility that they discussed -- information on chemical weapon but it will have details today. we understand t
a issue that arose last week when secretary hagel met with the south korea counter part. if we sit -- and allow the syrian regime to perpetrate atrocity like recently, then what signal does it send to countries like north korea? if the syrians are allowed to get away. perhaps it's the signals that others might be able to get away too. it's a norm worth defending and note just north korea but what about the iranian and hezbollah and other actors in the international commune any it's very serious...
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first time in the history of the country, and he, being a former republican senator, delayed senator hagel's confirmation for at least two weeks. republicans say they will not filibuster, but their actions say otherwise. republicans say they're just requiring 60-vote thresholds. you but the difference between a filibuster and requiring 60-vote thresholds is a distinction with no difference much the nation founded on a principle of justice for all. a 60-vote threshold for nominations is unfair. it's unfair for it's extremely important -- take, eric the courts, that we adequately staff our federal courts. and we have not done that now. at a time when america faces so many threats abrawrksd it is crucial we have a talented and dedicated individual like john brennan leadings our nation's most prominent intelligence agency sms yet republicans again and again inject politics into the confirmation process. both when considering judicial nominees and most recently when considering cabinet nominees. there was once a time when republicans were the ones defending the right of the president to choose th
first time in the history of the country, and he, being a former republican senator, delayed senator hagel's confirmation for at least two weeks. republicans say they will not filibuster, but their actions say otherwise. republicans say they're just requiring 60-vote thresholds. you but the difference between a filibuster and requiring 60-vote thresholds is a distinction with no difference much the nation founded on a principle of justice for all. a 60-vote threshold for nominations is unfair....
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. >> host: how do senate democrats vote on the name nation of senator chuck hagel? >> guest: organizationally, we have not played into that. groups including iraq veterans, j-street who focus on those issues, and they can talk about that. >> host: carol, arizona, independent caller, hi, carol. >> caller: hi, i was just wanting to ask about the tax reform if you would be straight across the board tax, no loopholes. >> host: adam green. >> guest: opposite of a flat tax is a progressive tax. i would oppose that, but here's why. the simple reason why is that the rich need to pay their fair share, and pretty much every study done shows flat tax increases taxes on the little guy. it's that simple. another idea on the table talking about this. you know, oftentimes, the conclusions in washington are based on what choice did we have on the table which means if they exclude certain choices from being in the discussion, good choices can't be made. a great choice would be congresswoman's millionaire tax going beyond clinton rates, but it's supported in the country saying we're
. >> host: how do senate democrats vote on the name nation of senator chuck hagel? >> guest: organizationally, we have not played into that. groups including iraq veterans, j-street who focus on those issues, and they can talk about that. >> host: carol, arizona, independent caller, hi, carol. >> caller: hi, i was just wanting to ask about the tax reform if you would be straight across the board tax, no loopholes. >> host: adam green. >> guest: opposite of a...
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by the way, secretary hagel is a republican. so i know my republican colleagues are as concerned about the safety and security of the united states as i am. but they need to take a look at themselves and say, are they doing the right thing for the safety and security of our country. i am confident if they thought about it for a minute they would like to mitigate the impacts of the shutdown, the military and a dozen other government agencies as much as i do. but a piecemeal approaching funding the government by the -- funding the government bit by bit, that is not the answer. let them go to work. no matter how many bites the republicans take at the apple there is only one bill that makes sure everything is met. the senate bill to reopen the government. now, madam president, why are they doing this? the presiding officer is a distinguished attorney from the state of hawaii. but you don't have to be a distinguished attorney from anyplace to understand how crazy this is, what they're doing. they're saying we're not going to do anyth
by the way, secretary hagel is a republican. so i know my republican colleagues are as concerned about the safety and security of the united states as i am. but they need to take a look at themselves and say, are they doing the right thing for the safety and security of our country. i am confident if they thought about it for a minute they would like to mitigate the impacts of the shutdown, the military and a dozen other government agencies as much as i do. but a piecemeal approaching funding...
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we sat in that room and hagel dan had as many disputes on the democratic side as disputes on the republican side. but we've met in the middle because we believed in this bill and the sad fact of the matter is well the vast majority of republicans support this proposal, a majority of republicans a majority of conservative republicans support the proposal, there is a group reflected in the senate that is so opposed they will go to any lengths to stop it. but the good news is we do have a bipartisan majority, that can happen. so we get the kind of logic that my good friend from arizona has pointed out, the kind of thing like houdini few ties himself in a straitjacket then complains he cannot get out. >> would reduce heat -- shield for another question? >> i will. >> the senator from iowa may lead when he once considered the hut and the package but i would ask the senator from new york can we agree to have votes on the amendments that the senator from iowa wants? >> these are a beginning. something that we can continue to vote on as long as it takes. doing the budget we stayed up all night anot
we sat in that room and hagel dan had as many disputes on the democratic side as disputes on the republican side. but we've met in the middle because we believed in this bill and the sad fact of the matter is well the vast majority of republicans support this proposal, a majority of republicans a majority of conservative republicans support the proposal, there is a group reflected in the senate that is so opposed they will go to any lengths to stop it. but the good news is we do have a...
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. >> host: chuck hagel, what's your opinion? >> guest: i think he is clearly qualified and has a background in defense. i would be foolish to say that his confirmation process went well. it didn't. he is going to have to do better than that in terms of building the relationships necessary in the house and the senate. credibility matters an enormous amount. you have to have credibility with a wide variety of people with the pentagon to begin with. he is dependent on the staff to implement whatever policy he wants. he's going to need their faith and confidence in him as a leader and the policies he's implementing he will have to work to earn that in the same thing in the house in the senate. both secretary panetta and secretary gates to most recent defense secretaries had an enormous amount of credibility both in the pentagon and in the congress and in very tough times with tough decisions. that the credibility enabled them i think to be very effective. secretary hagel is going to have to achieve that he's going to have to work at
. >> host: chuck hagel, what's your opinion? >> guest: i think he is clearly qualified and has a background in defense. i would be foolish to say that his confirmation process went well. it didn't. he is going to have to do better than that in terms of building the relationships necessary in the house and the senate. credibility matters an enormous amount. you have to have credibility with a wide variety of people with the pentagon to begin with. he is dependent on the staff to...
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with secretary of state john kerry, defense secretary change -- chuck hagel and martin dempsey testifying. we've been hearing about number of syria proposals from representatives. the hill writes about congressman mike of kansas who said he's part of the resolution. in an interview, he said he favors language that would ensure the obama administration takes specific military action that helps the syrian rebels. the story goes ton say that -- the house will adopt the own language and possibly force the senate to consider language that is different from its own resolution. here is some of the house hearing on the likelihood that syria bashar assad will use them good. >> if we do nothing, what is the likelihood, in your judgment, that bashar al-assad will use chemical weapons as a routine weapon to turn the likelihood of the civil war. >> i think the likelihood is very high that he would use them again. >> mr. speaker, i agree completely. i might even put it at 100%. you should project the intel on it. i would say probably 100%. >> mr. secretary, if you like, it's 100 percent, we will see th
with secretary of state john kerry, defense secretary change -- chuck hagel and martin dempsey testifying. we've been hearing about number of syria proposals from representatives. the hill writes about congressman mike of kansas who said he's part of the resolution. in an interview, he said he favors language that would ensure the obama administration takes specific military action that helps the syrian rebels. the story goes ton say that -- the house will adopt the own language and possibly...
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defense secretary chuck hagel and joint chiefs of staff chair general martin dempsey a day later reef to honor the victims of the washington navy yard shooting. the wreath was placed at the u.s. navy memorial plaza next to the lone sailor who represents people of served or are currently serving in the u.s. navy. >> [background sounds] >> [background sounds] >> [background sounds] [taps] [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] >> coming up in about 15 minutes at one being used and we'll go live to the national press club where oklahoma governor mary fallin will speak. she's the chair of the national governors association and she will talk about her initiative on education and jobs training. that starts at 1 p.m. eastern. >> this weekend look for booktv lies full day coverage of the national book festival each of the authors include kay bailey hutchison, taylor branch, and rick atkinson. looking ahead to october, -- >> young people, young children say how can you be in the congress? you got arrested. [laughter] you violated the law. and i said the
defense secretary chuck hagel and joint chiefs of staff chair general martin dempsey a day later reef to honor the victims of the washington navy yard shooting. the wreath was placed at the u.s. navy memorial plaza next to the lone sailor who represents people of served or are currently serving in the u.s. navy. >> [background sounds] >> [background sounds] >> [background sounds] [taps] [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] >>...
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and what we do see -- and i, too, have met with the department of defense, whether it was secretary hagel -- under secretary -- i mean, deputy secretary ash carter. i've talked things over with general dempsey. and, you know, when they talk about what are the big-buck expenditures in defense, is it guns, is it bullets, is it body armor, is it tanks, planes? the exploding costs are in the area of military personnel. and we've got to pay our people, so we agree with that. then there is the issue of providing health care, and, wow, after a ten-year war where we've asked too much from too far for too long, people are coming back with the permanent wounds of w war, all are coming back with the permanent impact of war. health care problems are showing up among them. but to my surprise -- i wasn't surprised about that. i was surprised that the large largest -- one of the largest expenditures at d.o.d. was energy. now, i already knew that d.o.d. is the federal government's largest energy consumer and that the congressional research service notes that since early 1990, the cost of buying fuel hass
and what we do see -- and i, too, have met with the department of defense, whether it was secretary hagel -- under secretary -- i mean, deputy secretary ash carter. i've talked things over with general dempsey. and, you know, when they talk about what are the big-buck expenditures in defense, is it guns, is it bullets, is it body armor, is it tanks, planes? the exploding costs are in the area of military personnel. and we've got to pay our people, so we agree with that. then there is the issue...
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. >> host: one other issue in the news this morning senator chuck hagel back on capitol hill this week for the first time as the confirmed defense secretary announcing some plans to changing the court-martial system. you're the ranking republican on the senate armed services committee. what is happening on this issue? >> guest: well a very terrible thing happened and that was a general overrule ad court-martial and a very tragic case of mistreatment of women and, that was, you know, unacceptable, and understandably members of the committee, including some of our women members on the committee were understandably, deeply disturbed. senator mccaskill and others. i just want to be careful that we do preserve the authority of the commander because the commander is held responsible and so we don't want to take too much of that authority away but in this case i think chuck hagel made the right decision. >> host: our phone lines are open, for senator john mccain. we also take a look at the u.s. and naval academy. richard is retired navy, joining us from alabama. good morning. go ahead, please
. >> host: one other issue in the news this morning senator chuck hagel back on capitol hill this week for the first time as the confirmed defense secretary announcing some plans to changing the court-martial system. you're the ranking republican on the senate armed services committee. what is happening on this issue? >> guest: well a very terrible thing happened and that was a general overrule ad court-martial and a very tragic case of mistreatment of women and, that was, you know,...
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in mid-march of this year, secretary hagel responded to north korea's provocative behavior announcing a series of steps to improve our homeland missile defense capability including the planned deployment of 14 additional ground based intercementers in alaska by 2014. on july 5th, our ground based mid core defense system had a flight test failure. this test failure, along with an earlier failure, reenforces the need to pursue a fly before you buy approach demonstrating the realistic flight tests that the system will work as intended before deploying any additional intercepters, and i would welcome our witnesses' comments on that issue as well. the defense authorization bill that we will bring to the senate floor includes provisions that give the secretary of defense greater flexibility to transfer detainees from guantanamo. i'm interested in the witnesses' views on proposed changes in the defense authorization bill, and lastly, but far from leastly, we must confront the growing challenge of sequesteration. all things military has to do, responding to regional crisis, maintaining readin
in mid-march of this year, secretary hagel responded to north korea's provocative behavior announcing a series of steps to improve our homeland missile defense capability including the planned deployment of 14 additional ground based intercementers in alaska by 2014. on july 5th, our ground based mid core defense system had a flight test failure. this test failure, along with an earlier failure, reenforces the need to pursue a fly before you buy approach demonstrating the realistic flight tests...
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secretary hagel will continue in iowa and approve prevention and response programs. in may, secretary hagel directed a range of measures designed to strengthen our program in the areas of demand accountability, command climate, victim advocacy, and safety. today, the secretary directed the implementation of the following additional measures to improve victim support, strengthened pretrial investigations, enhance oversight, and make prevention and response efforts more consistent across the military services. first, creating legal advocacy programs in each militants with the provided legal representation to sexual assault victims throughout the judicial process. next, ensuring that all pretrial investigative hearings are conducted -- [inaudible]. third, providing commands with option to re-sign or transfer service members accused of sexual assault or related offenses in order to eliminate continued contact while respecting the rights of those victims and the accused. requiring that the first journal officer with enchantment receive timely follow-up reports on incident
secretary hagel will continue in iowa and approve prevention and response programs. in may, secretary hagel directed a range of measures designed to strengthen our program in the areas of demand accountability, command climate, victim advocacy, and safety. today, the secretary directed the implementation of the following additional measures to improve victim support, strengthened pretrial investigations, enhance oversight, and make prevention and response efforts more consistent across the...
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but i have directly spoken to secretary hagel already today and indicating to him that we're going to have to, you know, not just step up our game, we have to exponentially step up our game to go at this thing hard. and for those who are in uniform who have experienced sexual assault, i want them to hear directly from their commander in chief that i've got their backs, i will support them, and we're not going to tolerate this stuff. and there will be accountability. if people have engaged in this behavior, they should be prosecuted. and anybody in the military who has knowledge of this stuff should understand this is not who we are, this is not what the u.s. military is about, and it dishonors the vast majority of men and women in uniform who carry out their responsibilities and obligations with honor and dignity and incredible courage every single day. so bottom line is i have no tolerance for this. i have communicated this to the secretary of defense. we're going to communicate this again to folks up and down the chain in areas of authority, and i expect consequences. so i don't wan
but i have directly spoken to secretary hagel already today and indicating to him that we're going to have to, you know, not just step up our game, we have to exponentially step up our game to go at this thing hard. and for those who are in uniform who have experienced sexual assault, i want them to hear directly from their commander in chief that i've got their backs, i will support them, and we're not going to tolerate this stuff. and there will be accountability. if people have engaged in...
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defense secretaries over the last two decades, statements by secretary hagel. it's not good enough to say we have a zero tolerance policy. we do. but what does that mean? how does that translate? well, he should be supporting us. senator -- i'm sorry, secretary leon panetta, we've absolutely no tolerance for any form of sexual assault. secretary gates, first of all, i have a zero tolerance. let's go to the next one. this really gets old. very quickly. secretary rumsfeld, sexual assault will not be tolerated. secretary william cohen, this goes to '97, i intend to enforce strict policy of zero tolerance of hazing, of sexual assault and racism. secretary william perry, this goes back to 1994, and for all of these reasons, therefore, we have zero tolerance for sexual harassment. and, lastly, secretary cheney, march '89, while we've got a major effort underway to educate everybody to let them know that we've got a zero tolerance policy where sexual harassment's involved. it's enough with the words. it's enough. with the empty promises. it's time for some real change
defense secretaries over the last two decades, statements by secretary hagel. it's not good enough to say we have a zero tolerance policy. we do. but what does that mean? how does that translate? well, he should be supporting us. senator -- i'm sorry, secretary leon panetta, we've absolutely no tolerance for any form of sexual assault. secretary gates, first of all, i have a zero tolerance. let's go to the next one. this really gets old. very quickly. secretary rumsfeld, sexual assault will not...
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there's a lot of layers between you and secretary hagel. what can you tell me about the plans to change this ridiculous organizational structure that's supposed to be working on a very focused problem? it's not like this problem is desperate. it's not like we're talking about, you know, needs for the air force or logistic needs for the army. we're talking about locating the missing remains which involve science, personnel of the various branches, but if it's not fixed, they will be back here in 20 years yelling at you guys. tell me, general, what are the plans right now for reorganizing this in a way that we can hold somebody accountable? >> chairman mccaskill, as you know, the gao, that was the first recommendationfuls to look forward -- recommendation was to look for consolidation. i don't look at this as this being we all have different roles. my role is the operational arm of the accounting community. i don't delve in policy. i don't delve in notification to families, but i know my partners do. i assure you as part of the department's i
there's a lot of layers between you and secretary hagel. what can you tell me about the plans to change this ridiculous organizational structure that's supposed to be working on a very focused problem? it's not like this problem is desperate. it's not like we're talking about, you know, needs for the air force or logistic needs for the army. we're talking about locating the missing remains which involve science, personnel of the various branches, but if it's not fixed, they will be back here in...
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center here at the atlantic counsel on whaif of the chairman of the atlantic counsel, senator chuck hagel, our president and ceo fred, it's my pleasure to welcome you here this afternoon for this discussion on managing the the crisis in mali. before enter deucing today's topic, let me say a word about the council of the african center for the benefit of the audience those who are new or joining us for the first time joining us via the television or internet. the africa center was established in september of 2009 with the mission to help transform u.s. and european policy approaches to africa by emphasizing the building of strong, geopolitical partnership with african states and strengthening economic growth and prosperity. the center seeks to engage in form with policy makers in the general public with the strategic pornts of africa globally and more fern and european interest in particular, a subject which obviously you share with us by joining us today. the strategic importance. we do this to programs and publications as well as a robust immediate jay presence. within the context of the
center here at the atlantic counsel on whaif of the chairman of the atlantic counsel, senator chuck hagel, our president and ceo fred, it's my pleasure to welcome you here this afternoon for this discussion on managing the the crisis in mali. before enter deucing today's topic, let me say a word about the council of the african center for the benefit of the audience those who are new or joining us for the first time joining us via the television or internet. the africa center was established in...
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as secretary hagel has made very clear, the defense worker furloughs would continue and get worse. in my home state of washington, i talked about it here on the senate floor this morning. we have seen the consequences of those cuts. you know where we're seeing them. in places like madigan hospital where a young woman came and told me about being furloughed on fridays and what it translated into in terms of people having their brain surgery delayed because of the shutdowns on friday. that's what we're talking about here. doctors and nurses being furloughed in our army hospitals as we have injured soldiers coming home that need care. sequestration is going to impact funding for our firefighters who are protecting our homes and lands. civilian employees, it will hit the law enforcement officials who are protecting our cities from the threat of terrorism. it will strip funds from cancer research at n.i.h. our roads and bridges and rails will continue to crumble and small businesses, madam president, will pay the price. now, this will be happening while a lot of other countries who are
as secretary hagel has made very clear, the defense worker furloughs would continue and get worse. in my home state of washington, i talked about it here on the senate floor this morning. we have seen the consequences of those cuts. you know where we're seeing them. in places like madigan hospital where a young woman came and told me about being furloughed on fridays and what it translated into in terms of people having their brain surgery delayed because of the shutdowns on friday. that's what...
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. >> defense secretary chuck hagel has ordered a review of air force lt. general craig's decision to overturn a sexual assault conviction against a lieutenant colonel in the air force. members of the senate armed services commit me were critical of that decision. that is next on c-span2. later, work begins on the senate 2014 budget plan. >> coming up on the next "washington journal", congressman richard hudson of north carolina, the chairman of the homeland security transportation subcommittee, on the new tsa rules allowing passengers to carry small knives aboard aircraft. then senator bernie sanders of vermont talks about the senate's 2014 budget proposal released tuesday by budget chair patty murray of washington state. later we hear from former pakistani ambassador to the u.s. on the history. u.s./pakistan relations. "washington journal" takes your calls, e-mails and tweets, starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> i think dolly madison what she offered us is a model for governance that stresses civility and empathy. now dolly madison is modeling thi
. >> defense secretary chuck hagel has ordered a review of air force lt. general craig's decision to overturn a sexual assault conviction against a lieutenant colonel in the air force. members of the senate armed services commit me were critical of that decision. that is next on c-span2. later, work begins on the senate 2014 budget plan. >> coming up on the next "washington journal", congressman richard hudson of north carolina, the chairman of the homeland security...